State lawmakers urge Clark County to consider using federal stimulus to build River Ridge connector

State lawmakers urge Clark County to consider using federal stimulus to build River Ridge connector
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Updated: 7:13 PM EDT Apr 13, 2021
Mark Vanderhoff
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Updated: 7:13 PM EDT Apr 13, 2021
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BEING CONSIDERED IN CLARK COUNTY. THIS IS JUST ONE OF SIX PROPOSED ROUTES AND A LOT OF PIECES HAVE TO FALL INTO PLACE BUT SUPPORTERS SAY THAT A NEW ROAD BETWEEN RIVER RIDGE AND INTERSTATE 65 COULD BRING A LOT OF JOBS TO THE AREA THE JOBS NUMBERS IN RIVER RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO GO UP DRAMATICALLY. THE NEXT FIVE TO TEN YEARS SENATOR RON GROOM SAYS A NEW LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY IS ESSENTIAL TO MANAGING THE GROWTH AND TRAFFIC ASSOCIATED WITH RIVER RIDGE, BUT CLARK COUNTY COMMISSION PRESIDENT, JACK KAUFFMAN SAYS THERE ARE MANY NEEDS WE’RE GOING TO LOOK AT ALL OF OUR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BEFORE WE SINGLE OUT ONE PROJECT. OF ATTRIBUTE A LOT OF FUNDS TOO. KAUFFMAN SAYS FEDERAL STIMULUS COULD BE USED TO IMPROVE SALEM NOBLE ROAD, OR TO CONTINUE THE WORK ALREADY STARTED ON BETHANY ROAD CLARK COUNTY IS RECEIVING 22.9 MILLION DOLLARS WHILE THE PRICE TAG FOR A RIVER RIDGE CONNECTOR IS AT LEAST 50 MILLION IN ORDER TO TAKE ON A LARGE PROJECT LIKE THE CONNECTOR ROAD. WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE IN A NEED OF FUNDING FROM THE STATE FOR THAT. THE PROPOSED ROUTE WOULD ALSO CONNECT TO CLARK REGIONAL AIRPORT, WHICH COULD BOOST CARGO AND LOGISTICS INDUSTRIES GROOM SAYS HE’S ALREADY TALKING WITH GOVERNOR ERIC HOLCOMB AND OTHER STATE OFFICIALS ABOUT ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING. I UNDERSTAND. IT’S AN EXPENSIVE PROJECT, BUT ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE NOW IF THIS PLAN IS APPROVED A ROAD FROM RIVER EDGE TO THE AIRPORT HERE AND ON INTERSTATE 65 IS PROBABLY YEARS AWAY AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE IN PHASES. BUT SENATOR GRIMM SAYS THAT ONE LONG TERM SOURCE OF FUNDING COULD BE THE AVIATION FUELS TAX IN CLARK COUNTY MA

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